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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: phipps1 on Sunday 13 February 11 14:03 GMT (UK)
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My paternal Grandmother,Mary Jane Hunt was born in Uitenhage 22nd November 1892,daughter of Peter and Mary Jane Hunt.
The above records came from the Weslyan Church in Uitenhage.
At some point she emigrated to Perth,Western Australia,with or without her parents,I just don't know.
Certainly she was in Perth by 1916 as she married Thomas Horatio Milward, aka (Horatio Thomas Milward) of Perth on 29th January 1916.
They had a child Trevor Sidney Harding Milward,born 26th December 1917. at Subiaco.
As far as I know,she lived the rest of her life in Perth,Western Australia but I don't know her date of death.
Horatio Thomas Milward divorced her in 1925.
She married again in Perth this time to a Richard Bourke or Burke in 1926..
I am trying to find out what ship she came to Australia on and what date applies.
If any member has a connect with any family " Hunt" in their family history research , I would be grateful for help solving this mystery.
Any information will be much appreciated.
Thank you !
phipps
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HI Looking on Ancestry.com there is a death index record for a Mary J Bourke registered in Fremantle in 1937 registration number 156 which might be her - I am afraid it doesn't give much more information. You could perhaps order a copy from BMD in WA.
Perhaps you should put this query on the Australian board as well
Regards
Gillian
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Hi Gillian,
That is interesting,thank you. I will not rule this death date you have given me out and will post an enquiry on the Australian site as you suggest.
The only thing that bothers me is my recollection of what my mother once told me was that on the death in Melbourne in 1948 of her former husband,Thomas H. Milward,which death was reported in Western Australian newspaprs,my father, T.S.H.Milward apparently got a letter from Mary Jane,expressing sadness at T.H.Milward's death and proposing a re-connection with the son she so wilfully abandoned in 1925 and even before that.
The story goes that my father wrote her off way back in the late 1920s and refused to reply to Mary Jane's letter of 1948/49.
I appreciate your time and effort very much !
Cheers,
phipps
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Hi My name is Michael Wayne Burke my Email is (*)
My father (nick name Peter ) real name was Barrymore Richard Burke His mother Mary Jane Burke Maiden name (Hunt) is your Grandmother and mine!!!Dad died recently. Marys husband dissapeared but we believe we may have recently found his grave in Perth. Mary Jane Hunt died in Sydney age 83. I only met her 3 times she was very well spoken and very strict. She married again once more also her name changing to parks. A far as we know and hteres not a lot, she wrote on a legal document that her parents family was originally Schlemned & Jewish . They had possibly imagrated because they were not well accepted well as weslyan with there previous Jewish name. I dont know much you may know some more clues?? I recieved this from mt Cousin Cathy who spent some time trying to invetigate it all. I have found it difficult finding any imformation on the name Schlemned ? MIchael ph.(*) Melbourne Australia .Please email me I am leaving for OS soon.
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I just wish to confirm Mary Jane Hunt( Burke ) ( Parks ) is deffinately my Grandmother and your relitive. Michael Wayne Burke.
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Hi My name is Michael Wayne Burke my Email is (*)
My father (nick name Peter ) real name was Barrymore Richard Burke His mother Mary Jane Burke Maiden name (Hunt) is your Grandmother and mine!!!Dad died recently. Marys husband dissapeared but we believe we may have recently found his grave in Perth. Mary Jane Hunt died in Sydney age 83. I only met her 3 times she was very well spoken and very strict. She married again once more also her name changing to parks. A far as we know and hteres not a lot, she wrote on a legal document that her parents family was originally Schlemned & Jewish . They had possibly imagrated because they were not well accepted well as weslyan with there previous Jewish name. I dont know much you may know some more clues?? I recieved this from mt Cousin Cathy who spent some time trying to invetigate it all. I have found it difficult finding any imformation on the name Schlemned ? MIchael ph.(*) Melbourne Australia .Please email me I am leaving for OS soon.
Michael,a lot of the above is not within my independent knowledge but I will try to find some connects.Do you know when your grandmother came to Australia from South Africa ?
Kind Regards,
phipps
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Those dates you supplied appear to directly correlate with all my cousins findings where mary was born in Soth Africa and we know she Married your Grandfather. In fact somewhere I used to have an old picture of my fathers step brother. I may even still have it somewhere.
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Sorry I just read what I wrote and l'm sorry for all the typos ,I hope you understood it all. I am not a big writer.
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Those dates you supplied appear to directly correlate with all my cousins findings where mary was born in Soth Africa and we know she Married your Grandfather. In fact somewhere I used to have an old picture of my fathers step brother. I may even still have it somewhere.
Oh right ! you have my grandfather's connection,so we are on the right track.
I will write you an email asap.I will give you mine by personal message.
Cheers,
phipps
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Sorry I just read what I wrote and l'm sorry for all the typos ,I hope you understood it all. I am not a big writer.
Michael,its ok-I got the drift of what you were saying.How interesting !
I would welcome any knowledge yr research brings up about when she came to Western Australia and on what ship.Oh ! I said she was divorced in 1926-I meant 1925 and she married the co-respondent,Richard Burke in 1926. The divorce report says Mr. Burke came from Northam which I believe is in Limpopo Sth.Africa.Does that ring a bell ?
Kind regards,
phipps
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Sorry I just read what I wrote and l'm sorry for all the typos ,I hope you understood it all. I am not a big writer.
I have never ever seen a photo of Mary Jane Hunt.I wonder if there are similarities with my father's features ? Was she tall ? My father was 6' 2''.
Has your cousin seen any photo of Thomas H. Milward ?
Kind regards,
phipps
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I only had one old very worn pick of Gran and sadly I am not sure its still around I have moved so much but the one of your dad was in much better condition but if its around will take some finding. No ,Mary wasnt tall but Dad and I were very athletic in our times & I am 6'1. I am sure Cathy would have pic's of gran though as she lives in Sydney and was closer by. Dads elder sister Pamela( your dads step sister ) is still alive born 1926 dad was born in 1928. He had a very sucessfull Automobile bussiness called Amercian Auto Sales here in Melbourne.
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I only had one old very worn pick of Gran and sadly I am not sure its still around I have moved so much but the one of your dad was in much better condition but if its around will take some finding. No ,Mary wasnt tall but Dad and I were very athletic in our times & I am 6'1. I am sure Cathy would have pic's of gran though as she lives in Sydney and was closer by. Dads elder sister Pamela( your dads step sister ) is still alive born 1926 dad was born in 1928. He had a very sucessfull Automobile bussiness called Amercian Auto Sales here in Melbourne.
What suburb of Melbourne was the auto sales ?
Kind regards,
phipps
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The following replies were getting private and personal, so they have been split off and sent by PM.
Please use the PM system for exchanging personal data
regards,
Bob
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Ok . Thanks I guess Iam a bit to open for someone. Phipps I haven't received your Email or Emails with pictures. As I am new to this I have run in a bit blind with my main objective to get you and I imformation as quick as possible I did write you quite a few more messages I am not sure if now have them . If you could try to Email me again or explain the proceedure here. I will be off soon for 3 months so won't have time then. I hope to here from you . Regards Micahael , I presume you have my Email address?
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Hi All
My husband is the great grandson of Mary's sister, Mildred. Mildred married in Australia in 1916 and later moved to New Zealand. We know very little about the family aside from that.
If any one has any more information about the move from SA or pictures of Mary I would be very appreciative if you could let me know.
Many thanks
Hana